Confirmed with Link: Pascal Vincent Named Laval Rocket Head Coach

[Vachon23]

Seems to be on par with his scores from Sports AUX that you shared earlier, great score for communication/relationship.

And on par with what I’m hearing from people I ask questions to who knows him.

Great communicator, culture building and bring a structure

 

[Beer and Chips]

Don't know much about him other than his time in Columbus to be honest.

The way I would handle the Laval job would be to give guys who could potentially replace Marty a chance. Not that I'm looking to or saying we should fire Marty, but if a French speaking coach is an absolute must (and history shows that it is) I would rather develop a coach in the minors who could take over the big club one day than hire retreads like Vignault, Bob Harley, or the same lame names we hear over and over when the job comes up.

If that's what they're doing, I'm not sure about this. If not and Vincent's here just for the ride in Laval, then okay.

This woke bs is why the team won't get pass 24 cups.

 

[LaP]

What were the negatives about Vincent before being named head coach ?

Pretty much nobody who played under his command in the LHJMQ became a good NHL player. He coached Angelo Esposito and Louis Leblanc and both looked absolutely not ready when they became pro. It doesn't look much better in the AHL. Only notable player he ever coached in junior and AHL who did not disapoint is Kyle Connor for 52 games. We are talking about a 16 years sample size. Vincent resume looks a lot like Sly with the exception that he has junior experience.

 

[xX SEYF Xx]

Mmmm!!! head scratcher
Not the profile I would've went for but what do I know? I give much more weight to Hugo decision making than mine lol
I do hope the mandate is clear, prepare the youngsters to be NHL ready when called up

 

[OldCraig71]

We should have hired Therrien!

 

[Skip Bayless]

This is a great hire.

 

[Tyson]

We should have hired Therrien!

Take a nap brother

 

[Prairie Habs]

Surprised people seem largely against this. Basu and godin discussed the possibility on their podcast a few weeks ago and I was sold on it. I don't remember all the points, but they made a very strong case for him.

 

[Tyson]

One thing I have come to realize is that this management team knows what they are doing and if they deem that Pascal Vincent is the right guy, I will trust their judgement.

 

[Shred]

For those who haven't been paying attention, the Habs do not rely on the AHL coach for development of young players - the head coach doesn't even run some of the practices.

Laval has become a juggernaut - making the playoffs are also imperative. The obviously wanted someone with experience as a bench boss. Vincent will adapt to the organizational structure and I am sure he understands the process.

Very good point.

Looks to me like Vincent was asked to be Babcock by Columbus management, who clearly thought Babcock was the ideal coach for their team. He failed at being Babcock, which is kinda good news. I'll wait to see how things work out with the Rocket this year before judging him.

 

[CHwest]

He did, somewhat. He’d probably have been an ok coach except his system was too simple and the success he got with it while other teams were learning inflated his ego. He’d have been effective if he weren’t egotistical and bitter.

He was a bully, plain and simple.

 

[Angler]

Lets be real, a big part of the negative reaction towards his hiring is a symptom of years of shitty coaches/personnel in the AHL (and not necessarily related to Vincent). For instance, he hasn't even been on the job for 12 hours and he's already being compared to Sly and Therrien.

I say give him a chance, a lot of the "knocks" about this guy happened a long time ago. Everyone is capable of learning and improving at their craft, regardless of what it is.

 

[JackZap]

We’re all the Primadonnas in Columbus upset that he would sit their ass down if they played like shit ? Is that why they complained ?

 

[TRG]

Lets be real, a big part of the negative reaction towards his hiring is a symptom of years of shitty coaches/personnel in the AHL (and not necessarily related to Vincent). For instance, he hasn't even been on the job for 12 hours and he's already being compared to Sly and Therrien.

I say give him a chance, a lot of the "knocks" about this guy happened a long time ago. Everyone is capable of learning and improving at their craft, regardless of what it is.

Stanley Cup winning Sly

 

[OldCraig71]

Take a nap brother

That's a great suggestion.

 

[Spearmint Rhino]

Will give him the benefit of the doubt, think most of us liked the Dom hiring in Montreal at first but he was mandated to win, not develop and was swapped for MSL who’s been mandated to develop. With how much is riding on this wave of prospects in the AHL being part of turning the Habs into a contender I’m sure the same mandate was communicated to him.

 

[kyne]

Not sure why some are upset. It's not Sylvain Lefebvre. It looks like a reasonable choice.

Vincent simply had an awful team in Columbus. Coaching a bad team teaches a lot of lessons. Even a Scotty Bowman would not have made that team all that much better.

 

[MXD]

Stanley Cup winning Sly

... In functions that were appropriate for him.

 

[dcyhabs]

He was a bully, plain and simple.

There is that. He was able to rein it in when he feared he’d never work again. Whenever he felt secure he threw his weight around and caused problems for everyone.

Houle may not have been perfect but he didn’t do a lot of damage as far as I know. We’ll see about the new guy.

 

[First Line]

Are ex-quebecois 1000+ games played, undrafted, stanley-cup winnning, leaders and hall-of-famers so hard to find?

 

[Prairie Habs]

Are ex-quebecois 1000+ games played, undrafted, stanley-cup winnning, leaders and hall-of-famers so hard to find?

Is this achieved through some sort of surgery or...?

 

[Milhouse40]

Hmmmm.

Not really sure I like this one......but in terms of experience, they got probably the most experienced one they can get at that level. I don't care that much about AHL coaches as they are easily disposable if things don't go how management wants.

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

f***ing huge L

Just stop.....

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Seems to handle himself pretty good in front of the media, if nothing else. By hockey coach standards he's fairly well spoken.

 

[Scintillating10]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1813211979886076373

https://x.com/i/web/status/1813212086014734744

@WeThreeKings off to riot!

He certainly has a lot of experience. Hughes generally knows what he is doing.